Weetabix controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Industrial dispute over redundancy and re-employment plans
Workers at two factories undertook strike action over wages and working conditions amid a proposal described as fire-and-rehire, involving redundancies followed by possible re-employment on lower wages.
2019
Weetabix fined for diesel pollution of the River Ise
Fine or penalty
A court fined Weetabix £139,694.72 after the company pleaded guilty to polluting the River Ise with diesel in an incident in November 2016. The judge described the failure as negligent.
Source excerpt
Weetabix has been fined £140,000 for polluting a river with thousands of litres of diesel fuel and putting at risk fish and plant life.
Judge Rupert Mayo, recorder for the borough of Northampton, issued the fine of £139,694.72 in Northampton crown court on Thursday after the cereal company pleaded guilty.
My considered conclusion is that this corporate amnesia amounted to a negligent failure
2019
Weetabix fined over diesel spill into River Ise
The company was fined by the Environment Agency after thousands of litres of diesel entered the River Ise; the company also incurred substantial clean-up costs.
2019
Diesel pollution of the River Ise
Weetabix was fined £140,000 by the Environment Agency after thousands of litres of diesel leaked into the River Ise. Reported clean-up costs were approximately £500,000.